In a statement on X, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was in Yemen “to negotiate the release of UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation” in the country. He provided no further details about who the UN detainees were. Referring to the strikes at Sanaa’s airport, he said: “The air traffic […]
Assad fled Syria after an Islamist-led offensive wrested from his control city after city until Damascus fell on December 8, ending his clan’s five-decade rule and more than 13 years of civil war. Syria’s new leaders from the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) face the monumental task of safeguarding the multi-sectarian, multi-ethnic country from […]
The violent mutiny sent shock waves through the South Asian nation and ended with the army crushing the mutineers, with scores arrested and sentenced to death. A previous official investigation into the mutiny which left scores dead blamed years of pent-up anger among ordinary soldiers, who felt their appeals for pay rises and better treatment […]
A missile hit the journalists’ broadcast truck as it was parked in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to a statement from their employer, Al-Quds Today. It is affiliated with Islamic Jihad, whose militants have fought alongside Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The channel identified the five staffers as Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Ayman […]
In the video, Ronaldo can be seen taking a daring plunge into a snow-covered swimming pool, braving sub-zero temperatures. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) His 14-year-old son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., stands beside the pool, smiling as he watches his father take on the chilly challenge. Earlier, […]
The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. It crashed Wednesday near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Airlines reported that 67 people were on board the jet […]
“We have filed the motion just before the plenary session and will report it today,” MP Park Sung-joon told reporters at the National Assembly. “We will put it to a vote tomorrow.” The opposition said Tuesday it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader’s refusal to sign into law special […]
Five people were killed and 20 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, the medics reported. They warned the death toll could rise as many people remained trapped under the rubble. In a separate incident, five journalists were killed when their vehicle was struck in the vicinity of Al-Awda […]
The attack began at 7:24 a.m. (2224 GMT) and affected the company’s internal and external systems, JAL said. The company said it temporarily shut down a router that was causing system malfunctions and also suspended ticket sales for flights departing on Thursday. ANA Holdings (9202.T), opens a new tab, Japan’s other major air carrier, saw […]
Apart from his lack of runs with the bat, Rohit Sharma is also getting flak for his leadership skills in the series with former players not being impressed with how he has been marshalling his troupes. Recently, former South African batter Daryl Cullinan criticized him for not maintaining the fitness standards for a five-match Test […]
